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i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." but first, this j uh coming in. a new source of pressure on president obama and the congressional leadership. democrats and republicans, as they hold their fourth straight day of debt crisis talks. those talks continuing right now. one of the big three credit agencies, moody's is now warning today that the united states may indeed lose its perfect aaa credit rating in the next few weeks if the lawmakers fail to raise the debt ceiling. more on this story coming up. a significant warning, though, from moody's. in libya's civil war, el rebels lost and regained control in a village of the western part of the country. there was a dramatic five-hour firefighter with moammar gadhafi's forces. ben wedeman with more. tell us what happened. i understand it got pretty, pretty hairy. >> hairy indeed, wolf. we had gone to this village which this morning was in the hands of the rebels. we just arrived on the outside of the village. we were going to investigate reports, a report by human rights watch that the rebels had engaged in
i'm wolf blitzer and you're in "the situation room." but first, this j uh coming in. a new source of pressure on president obama and the congressional leadership. democrats and republicans, as they hold their fourth straight day of debt crisis talks. those talks continuing right now. one of the big three credit agencies, moody's is now warning today that the united states may indeed lose its perfect aaa credit rating in the next few weeks if the lawmakers fail to raise the debt...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> right now, six u.s. senators are giving new momentum to talks aiming at avoiding a national catastrophe in the united states. their bipartisan compromise to slash the deficit. only 12 dpas left, president obama is due to meet this hour with house speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor. this just a short while after he met with top congressional democrats over at the white house. ours who correspondent dan lothian is standing by. kate baldwin has the latest. kate? >> polling show that americans are looking for compromise to get through this debt crisis. senators in the gang of six say that's exactly what they're offering here with their plan, but there are real questions if they can get enough support in time. now after months of negotiations. the so-called gang of six met once again behind closed doors this time to try to build momentum around their $3.7 trillion debt reduction plan. >> this is the only bipartisan plan that meets the debt reduction targets. >> the proposal would have budget
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>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." story wes ear work on right now, we'll take an up close look at the libyan leader's army of women. could he be preparing to send them into combat? also you'm hear bill clinton's take on accusations that president obama is engaging in so-called class warfare against the republicans. and huge crowds are turning out in canada to get a glimpse of the royal newlyweds. we're going to show you the fanfare as william and kate conduct their first official overseas trip. you're in the situation room. >> this week, president obama highlighted writeoffs of corporate jets saying they should end. critics say it's more about politics than cutting the deficit. our white house correspondent brian that keeler is taking a closer look at the issue for us. i know you've been doing reporting. how much money are we really talking about in this entire corporate jet issue? >> wolf, this particular tax break, we're talking about $3 billion, and this is getting a whole lot of attention. but really, it's just a
>> i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." story wes ear work on right now, we'll take an up close look at the libyan leader's army of women. could he be preparing to send them into combat? also you'm hear bill clinton's take on accusations that president obama is engaging in so-called class warfare against the republicans. and huge crowds are turning out in canada to get a glimpse of the royal newlyweds. we're going to show you the fanfare as william and kate conduct their...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the u.s. defaulting on its debt for the first time in history? we can't state it enough, this has enormous consequences for all of us, and time is quickly running out to prevent what the president calls armageddon. let's check in with kate baldwin. she's standing by with the latest. where do the negotiations stand right now? >> the two top republicans in the house. no official readout from the white house, but president obama says we are making progress when asked today by reporters how the debt talks were going when he was leaving an event in the rose garden. on the part of speaker boehner, a spokesman for him said that as they said really all weekend that the lines of communications remain open, but 2340 progress or agreement so report at this point. at the very same time, wolf, the house is scheduled to take up a measure tomorrow that would dramatically cut spending and also make raising the debt ceiling contingent on congress passing a balanced budget amendment to the constitution. this is
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> the u.s. defaulting on its debt for the first time in history? we can't state it enough, this has enormous consequences for all of us, and time is quickly running out to prevent what the president calls armageddon. let's check in with kate baldwin. she's standing by with the latest. where do the negotiations stand right now? >> the two top republicans in the house. no official readout from the white house, but...
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i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." first, a powerful reminder today, if they don't reach an agreement in the next 11 days, all hell could brea look. standard & poor's is warning the nation could be shoved back into recession very soon after the august 2i deadline passes with the clock ticking and stakes rising, our own jessica yellin learned that leaders plan to meet this hour at the white house. we're learning a good deal more about where the talks stand. kate bolduan has the latest. what do you know? >> both sides, all sides are cautioning and stressing that there is no deal. we are learning that president obama and house speaker john boehner are making a fresh drive to strive for one maybe last effort on this some of the ideas could include $3 trillion in debt reduction. that could include spending cuts of possibly a trillion or more, entitlement reform that could possibly include changing the age eligibility for -- of medicare, and also on the issue of revenues, there's discuss of whether the bush era tax cuts for
i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." first, a powerful reminder today, if they don't reach an agreement in the next 11 days, all hell could brea look. standard & poor's is warning the nation could be shoved back into recession very soon after the august 2i deadline passes with the clock ticking and stakes rising, our own jessica yellin learned that leaders plan to meet this hour at the white house. we're learning a good deal more about where the talks stand. kate...
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blitzer in the cool "the situation room." of course we will be watching, less than ten minutes away. >> you know why it's cold in here? >> why? >> you never want to see the sank ore sweat. >> i like it freezing. >> i like it really cold. >>> cool guy. coming up next, new trouble for john edwards, the man who wanted to be president. he's been ordered to pay the government more than $2 million. joe johns has the scoop, up next. >>> the sweltering heat that is gripping much of the country is nothing to brush off. i know you hear the world "dangerous" a lot, but this heat wave has killed as many as 20 people, 13 in kansas city, missouri, alone, excessive heat warnings stretch from nebraska to maine. in boston people are changing their routines. >> i'm always running in this morning, but this week particularly, because it's so hot, i'm here at 4:30. >> in sioux falls, south dakota, the heat seasonal just causing streets to buckle, they are bursting. so hot in new haven, connecticut, a bridge is swollen shut. crews are trying to sh
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're only five days away from what could lead to unprecedented default in the united states if the political sparring between our elected officials here in washington doesn't stop. and we can't emphasize enough how devastating the repercussions could be, not only here, but indeed around the world. interest rates could go up, mortgages, car loan, student loans could become more expensive. meanwhile, the country could lose its prized aaa credit rating for the first time in recent history, a move many analysts think could plunge the u.s. into global economic distaster. our congressional skorz kate baldwin is up on capitol hill. the political battle there is brewing not only between democrats and republicans, but among republicans, kate, themselves. >> fascinating day, wolf. house speaker john boehner is still working to rewrite his bill right now after cost estimates showed he was falling short. at the same time, he is still working to build support for his plan ahead of tomorrow's expe
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." we're only five days away from what could lead to unprecedented default in the united states if the political sparring between our elected officials here in washington doesn't stop. and we can't emphasize enough how devastating the repercussions could be, not only here, but indeed around the world. interest rates could go up, mortgages, car loan, student loans could become more expensive. meanwhile, the country could lose its prized...
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i'm wolf blitzer here in the situation room. first to what many say is shaping up to be an economic disaster of nearly unprecedented proportions if congress doesn't break the deadlock and agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling only six days from now. the white house warning today there's no more wiggle room and beyond that date, quote, we lose our capacity to borrow. if that happens, interest rates could go up, the value of the dollar could go down. individual mortgages, car loans, student loans, and a lot more could likely suffer significantly, becoming more significant. some financial analysts are even warning of a potential stock market crash. all of that could push the united states into another great recession. let's go straight to capitol hill. our congressional correspondent kate baldwin is joining us right now with the very latest. what do we know, kate? what is going on to avert this disaster? >> great question, wolf. congress is well aware the deadline is approaching, but with both sides still waiting for the other
i'm wolf blitzer here in the situation room. first to what many say is shaping up to be an economic disaster of nearly unprecedented proportions if congress doesn't break the deadlock and agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling only six days from now. the white house warning today there's no more wiggle room and beyond that date, quote, we lose our capacity to borrow. if that happens, interest rates could go up, the value of the dollar could go down. individual mortgages, car loans, student...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the federal debt is soaring high or above the limit almost by the second. and president obama is vowing to hold daily negotiations to raise the ceiling if that's what it takes. another round of talks broke up just a little while ago without repeat any break through. with 22 days left the president says he won't accept the stop gap plan to prevent america from defaulting on its debts. he used a news conference this morning to challenge both parties and to lay down some markers. >> i will not sign a 30-day or a 60-day or a 90-day extension. that's just not an acceptable approach. and if we think it's going to be hard, if we think it's hard now, imagine how these guys are going to be thinking six months from now in the middle of election season when they're all up. it's not going to get easier. it's going to get harder. so we might as well do it now. pull off the band-aid. eat our peas. >> all right, let's bring in our congressional correspondent, kate baldwin. we heard from the house sp
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." the federal debt is soaring high or above the limit almost by the second. and president obama is vowing to hold daily negotiations to raise the ceiling if that's what it takes. another round of talks broke up just a little while ago without repeat any break through. with 22 days left the president says he won't accept the stop gap plan to prevent america from defaulting on its debts. he used a news conference this morning to challenge...
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now, wolf blitzer, "situation room" starts right now. wolf? >> brooke, thanks very much. >>> happening now, breaking news. that critical house vote on the republican debt plan back, it's back on right now, almost 24 hours after a huge rift in the party brought it to a screeching halt. do the republicans now have the 216 votes needed to pass? we're only moments away from the vote and when it happens, we'll bring it to you live right here in "the situation room". >>> plus, it's arguably his most defining moment as the house speaker. john boehner now desperately struggling to prove he has what it takes to keep a new generation of republicans in line. >>> and president obama warns, and i'm quoting him now, we are almost out of time, urging all americans to keep the pressure on washington and bring this devastating crisis to an end. i'm wolf blitzer, you're in "the situation room." >>> you're looking at a live picture right now of the house floor, where just a short time from now, we expect to see that critical vote on the gop debt plan. the vote w
now, wolf blitzer, "situation room" starts right now. wolf? >> brooke, thanks very much. >>> happening now, breaking news. that critical house vote on the republican debt plan back, it's back on right now, almost 24 hours after a huge rift in the party brought it to a screeching halt. do the republicans now have the 216 votes needed to pass? we're only moments away from the vote and when it happens, we'll bring it to you live right here in "the situation...
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wolf blitzer is breaking it down. "get it done, countdown to debt crisis" here on cnn on sunday night. >>> the president has just lost 30,000 followers. twitter followers, that is. the president sent out pleas to followers to tweet their members of congress about the debt ceiling debate. apparently, not everybody liked the messages he sent out. according to the twitter counter, 30,000 people jumped ship from his twitter feed after those tweets. >>> this has been the fear. all of this uncertainty in the debt ceiling crisis would effect the markets. it appears it could be having an effect. the stocks yesterday ended their worst weekly showing in more than a year. according to wilshire, $700 billion of market value vanished into thin air. the dow fell 4.2% for the week. the nasdaq was down 3.4%. >>> start selling ipads, federal government. the federal government needs help. they need to call up steve jobs and sees how he does it. apple has more money than the federal government. $76 billion. that is how much apple report
wolf blitzer is breaking it down. "get it done, countdown to debt crisis" here on cnn on sunday night. >>> the president has just lost 30,000 followers. twitter followers, that is. the president sent out pleas to followers to tweet their members of congress about the debt ceiling debate. apparently, not everybody liked the messages he sent out. according to the twitter counter, 30,000 people jumped ship from his twitter feed after those tweets. >>> this has been the...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." stay with cnn. for the international viewers, world report is next. for the u.s. viewers, "john king, usa" starts now. >> good evening. we are live from capitol hill on a busy day of breaking news in the debt ceiling. for the republican house, well, the third time was the charm. the votes wednesday and thursday were post boned and moemtments , the gavel passed. >> the yeahs, 218, the theys, 210. the bill has passed. the motion to reconsider is laid pun the table. >> the boehner bill got 218 motes. 22 republicans voted against it and all of the democrats. just before the vote, speaker boehner blamed president obama at the talks aimed at a bipartisan deal. >> i stuck my neck out a mile and i put revenues on the table. in order to try to come to an agreement to avert us being where we are. but a lot of people in this town can never say yes. a lot of people can never say yes. this house has acted and it is time for the administration and time for our colleagues across the aisle, put something on the tab
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." stay with cnn. for the international viewers, world report is next. for the u.s. viewers, "john king, usa" starts now. >> good evening. we are live from capitol hill on a busy day of breaking news in the debt ceiling. for the republican house, well, the third time was the charm. the votes wednesday and thursday were post boned and moemtments , the gavel passed. >> the yeahs, 218, the theys, 210. the bill has passed. the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. join us week days in "the situation room" from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. eastern, every saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. >>> right now on cnn, a woman in rochester, new york, who was arrested after videotaping a police stop from her front lawn. >> not deserving what they're doing. and they're arresting me. i don't understand what's going on. i did nothing. i did nothing. >> she was arrested for obstruction. well, the case was dropped. we're going to talk to her and see what happens now. >>> fellow soldiers honor one of their own lost in combat in afghanistan. he was serving as an openly gay soldier. his parents are honoring his memory by fighting for same-sex marriage in minnesota. >>> when you enter the military, you have to take an oath to protect and defend the constitution. and to protect the country against foreign and domestic enemies. the enemy here is intolerance, misinformation, bigotry, probably greed. so as a soldier, that is what he was fighting for. >> i'll t
i'm wolf blitzer. join us week days in "the situation room" from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. eastern, every saturday at 6:00 p.m. eastern on cnn. at this time every weekend on cnn international. the news continues next on cnn. >>> right now on cnn, a woman in rochester, new york, who was arrested after videotaping a police stop from her front lawn. >> not deserving what they're doing. and they're arresting me. i don't understand what's going on. i did nothing. i did nothing....
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wolf blitzer is oval. i'm candy crowley, and you're in "the situation room." >>> casey anthony's web of lies about the death of her 2-year-old daughter will cost her six more days in jail and about $4,600 in fines and court fees. she was sentenced today for four years for lying to police, but with credit for time served and good behavior, the court says anthony will be freed next wednesday. the emotional debate over her acquittal on murder charges is likely to go on a lot longer than that. cnn's david mattingly is in orlando. david? >> reporter: candy, casey anthony may be getting out of the jail soon, but she may never be free of the scrutiny on her and her acquittal. casey anthony looked surprisingly relaxed, even happy, her hair normally tied up, now hanging down, revealing how long it's grown since she first went to jail over 2 years ago, but any expectations of immediate release ended quickly. >> i will sentence you to one year in the orange county jail, imposing a $1,000 fine on each count. >> with t
wolf blitzer is oval. i'm candy crowley, and you're in "the situation room." >>> casey anthony's web of lies about the death of her 2-year-old daughter will cost her six more days in jail and about $4,600 in fines and court fees. she was sentenced today for four years for lying to police, but with credit for time served and good behavior, the court says anthony will be freed next wednesday. the emotional debate over her acquittal on murder charges is likely to go on a lot...
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"the situation room" coming up with wolf blitzer. you got a dog? >> no, but i grew up with a great dog. her name was dolly. in buffalo, new york. a member of the family. once you have a dog like that, you know, you always appreciate those little things. i guess seem say this is just theatrics. it's not going to fly. >> it's going to pass the house of representatives. almost certainly not going to pass the senate. even if it did, the president says he would veeto the balance budget amendment. the president is still hoping this new deal with the gang of six maybe could get some legs. almost all o them in the house of representatives, they don't want to see any taxes go up. and a bunch of democrats, especially in the house of creptives who don't want to see any cuts in the entitlement sending, social security, medicare, medicaid. if they have that fail safe position, that back up of the mcconnell-reid man to try to raise the debt ceiling in order to avoid the u.s. going into default, it will probably pass by i don't think it's by any means a done deal
"the situation room" coming up with wolf blitzer. you got a dog? >> no, but i grew up with a great dog. her name was dolly. in buffalo, new york. a member of the family. once you have a dog like that, you know, you always appreciate those little things. i guess seem say this is just theatrics. it's not going to fly. >> it's going to pass the house of representatives. almost certainly not going to pass the senate. even if it did, the president says he would veeto the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". it's been a day of dramatic changes in washington's debt crisis. within the past few hours capitol hill's angry partisanship gave way to serious negotiations, and then to predictions of an agreement within the very near future, one top republican, the senator minority leader mitch mcconnell declared and i'm quoting, he's confident and optimistic. moments ago harry reid seemed to throw some cold water on the new found optimism. rets go to capitol hill. our congressal correspondent kate bolduan is following this. what do we know? >> reporter: it's changing minute by minute. we did see what could be a significant step in the negotiations just a short time ago when the top republican in the senate, he said, who is a key negotiator in whatever the end game s-he said that those stalled debt talks that were happening that have been stalled all this past week he acknowledged they are talking once again. list engineer here. actually, i don't think we have the sound. that was mitch mcconnell wh
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room". it's been a day of dramatic changes in washington's debt crisis. within the past few hours capitol hill's angry partisanship gave way to serious negotiations, and then to predictions of an agreement within the very near future, one top republican, the senator minority leader mitch mcconnell declared and i'm quoting, he's confident and optimistic. moments ago harry reid seemed to throw some cold water on the new found optimism. rets go...
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you're at great clips. >> let's go to wolf blitzer in washingt washington. wolf, what do you have? >> brooke, thanks very much. one thing we're going to do later today, there's a chunk of the interview i did this week in chicago with former president bill clinton that hasn't aired yet. we're going to run that whole exchange because it's a good one on this accusation that a lot of republicans make against president obama that he's engaged in class warfare when he says he would like to raise taxes on the wealthiest americans. president clinton feels very strongly on this issue and he insists it is not class warfare because the richest americans have done so well over the past 20, 30 years compared to other americans. and he goes through this whole experience that he had when he was in his first term when he did raise taxes, went up to 39.6%, the highest income bracket for the wealthiest americans during the bush administration went down to 35%. obama would like to see it go back up to that clinton level, 39.6%. it's a good exchange. i want our viewers to watch it. that's going to air
you're at great clips. >> let's go to wolf blitzer in washingt washington. wolf, what do you have? >> brooke, thanks very much. one thing we're going to do later today, there's a chunk of the interview i did this week in chicago with former president bill clinton that hasn't aired yet. we're going to run that whole exchange because it's a good one on this accusation that a lot of republicans make against president obama that he's engaged in class warfare when he says he would like...
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i'm wolf blitzer you're in "the situation room." a florida judge today granted casey anthony's motion for a protective order. that means she won't have to face a deaf mission suit filed against her until october. casey anthony is being suzed by a woman named zenaida fernandez. she told investigators that's the name of caylee's nanny and the woman had taken the little girl and disappeared. gonzalez denied knowing anthony or her daughter. in this case, casey anthony appears to leave prison on sunday. there are concerns about her safety. let's go to orlando. what are these concerns all about, david? >> well, wolf, it was on this very day back in 2008 that casey anthony's mother first made those dramatic 911 calls with police, first alerting them to her missing granddaughter. so now three years later, casey set to get out of jail on sunday, facing tremendous public anger. and a public relations expert says there are some things -- >> she's one of the most watched and talked about people in the country. public relations executives weigh
i'm wolf blitzer you're in "the situation room." a florida judge today granted casey anthony's motion for a protective order. that means she won't have to face a deaf mission suit filed against her until october. casey anthony is being suzed by a woman named zenaida fernandez. she told investigators that's the name of caylee's nanny and the woman had taken the little girl and disappeared. gonzalez denied knowing anthony or her daughter. in this case, casey anthony appears to leave...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." all right, bargaining over america's debt under way right now. president obama went into the fourth round of talks in recent days, upping the ante. he's suggesting that failure to reach a deal by the august 2 deadline could immediately cost many americans who rely on a government check to get by. they're meeting inside the west wing as we speak. what's the latest. >> as we speak, wolf, this is really the first time we've heard the president specifically illustrate consequences that will make many americans ears perk up. this as this meeting continues. no cameras allowed today for a photo opportunity as president obama talks with the top eight democrats and republicans in the house and senate is an impasse over tax increases continues. >> as an impasse over tax increases continues. president obama illustrated a nightmare scenario where social security payments stop going out if the u.s. fails to raise the debt ceiling by august 2. >> i cannot guarantee that those checks go out on augus
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." all right, bargaining over america's debt under way right now. president obama went into the fourth round of talks in recent days, upping the ante. he's suggesting that failure to reach a deal by the august 2 deadline could immediately cost many americans who rely on a government check to get by. they're meeting inside the west wing as we speak. what's the latest. >> as we speak, wolf, this is really the first time we've heard the...
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i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." you'll eyes will be on the president of the united states tonight in just three hours. we'll address the nation from the white house on the looming u.s. debt disaster. and just two minutes after the president finishes his remarks, we've just learned this, house speaker john boehner will immediately follow the president with the remarks of his own. our special coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern and the duelling speeches are coming on the heels of new duelling plans released today that would allow the government to keep borrowing and avoid a default which could happen as soon as one week from tomorrow unless, unless a deal is reached. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin begins our coverage this hour. all right. jess characters tell us what we're learning right now. >> reporter: hi, wolf. first i'll begin by giving you the highlights of the two different competing pieces of legislation moving on the hill. first there is the bill moving by speaker john boehner, and hi
i'm wolf blitzer, and you're in "the situation room." you'll eyes will be on the president of the united states tonight in just three hours. we'll address the nation from the white house on the looming u.s. debt disaster. and just two minutes after the president finishes his remarks, we've just learned this, house speaker john boehner will immediately follow the president with the remarks of his own. our special coverage will begin at 8:00 p.m. eastern and the duelling speeches are...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid interview on the country's debt crisis, the 2012 presidential race, and much more. >> mr. president, thanks very much for joining us. good to be here. first time you've done this as far as the u.s. economy is concerned. normally it's global issues. and i want to get to that, but let's talk about some of the big issues right now. jobs, jobs, jobs. it's a crisis, a game of chicken going on in washington right now between the president, the did democrats on one side, republican leadership on the other side. how big of a deal is this august 2nd deadline for raising the debt ceiling? >> well, because i haven't been in government in a long time, i don't know what options th
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in the situation room. a special gathering to tackle america's serious economic problems. key figures from government, business and academia came together this week in chicago for the clinton global might be difference america conference. the event was the brainchild of former president bill clinton. i sat down with him in chicago for a candid interview on the country's debt crisis, the 2012 presidential race, and much more. >> mr. president, thanks very much for...
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blitzer invited her to the white house correspondents dinner and wolf is more famous than sergeant scott moore, the sergeant has justin timberlake on his side during a fox news interview. >> this needs to go down. this needs to happen. do it for your country. >> okay. i'll do it for you. >> reporter: do you do it for your country, justin timberlake, because now this marine wants you. >> justin, want to call out my girl mila, well i'm going to call you out and ask you to come to marine corps ball with me on november 12th in washington, d.c. >> reporter: kelsey is the only female marine at the martial arts center for excellence. she's an instructor with a black belt who sometimes does cage fights. kelsey a fan of timberlake. she got the idea of inviting him to the marine corps ball after seeing him so enthusiastically telling mila to go. her friends set up a facebook page called, let's get justin timberlake to the marine corps ball with kelsey, complete with an array of photos so impressive, well, how could timberlake tell her to go jump in a lake or even a river. >> and if you can't go, a
blitzer invited her to the white house correspondents dinner and wolf is more famous than sergeant scott moore, the sergeant has justin timberlake on his side during a fox news interview. >> this needs to go down. this needs to happen. do it for your country. >> okay. i'll do it for you. >> reporter: do you do it for your country, justin timberlake, because now this marine wants you. >> justin, want to call out my girl mila, well i'm going to call you out and ask you to...
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cnn's wolf blitzer. >> what is important to realize this is not about one group of newspapers or one part of the media or one type of procedure, whether in this case hacking. it's about a whole range of things that need to be looked at so that we understand what's acceptable and what isn't acceptable because in a way, what i was trying to say to you earlier is i think as the result of this, over the years, you tolerated what in a sense is intolerable. because, look, when you're the prime minister, you're running a country, you can't go out there every day and start complaining about the media. the public would say that's fine but get on with your job. >> back in london, a parliamentary committee has summoned murdoch, his son james and head of their news international group to answer questions a week from today. all three are expected to appear. >>> now checking other top stories that we're following. republican presidential candidate ron paul says he won't run for re-election to the house next year. paul is a 12-term congressman from texas. paul's senior advisor says paul will instea
cnn's wolf blitzer. >> what is important to realize this is not about one group of newspapers or one part of the media or one type of procedure, whether in this case hacking. it's about a whole range of things that need to be looked at so that we understand what's acceptable and what isn't acceptable because in a way, what i was trying to say to you earlier is i think as the result of this, over the years, you tolerated what in a sense is intolerable. because, look, when you're the prime...
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cnn's special coverage continues right now with wolf blitzer. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. the stakes in washington could not be higher right now. a dead lock has left the country facing what some believe could be an economic calamity. this hour, we are no closer to a deal on the nation's debt limit and the clock is ticking. we're awaiting the president of the united states and the republican house speaker, john boehner. back to back remarks to the american people and to the world. this is truly an extraordinary evening here in the nation's capital. just to underline the peril facing the united states economy, and the american people, democratic officials familiar with the president's speech expect him to say the country right now is, quote, in imminent threat of default. with only about one week left for democrats and republicans to agree on a deal to raise the debt ceiling. in a speech earlier today, the president alluded to the bitter political grid lock between both sides. >> are we a nation that asks only the middle class and the poor to bear the burden
cnn's special coverage continues right now with wolf blitzer. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. the stakes in washington could not be higher right now. a dead lock has left the country facing what some believe could be an economic calamity. this hour, we are no closer to a deal on the nation's debt limit and the clock is ticking. we're awaiting the president of the united states and the republican house speaker, john boehner. back to back remarks to the american...
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i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the youth camp. there's been no official claim of responsibility. but local police say the two incidents are, in fact, linked. our brian todd is following the latest developments for us. brian, what do we know? >> wolf, officials say the explosion rocked the center of power in oslo. it occurred very near the prime minister's office and the oil ministry. both of which were severely damaged. this appears to be the first wave of almost unheard of violence in norway. a blast shakes the center of power in oslo, shaking the prime minister office. pictures show several win dose blown out. officials say the prime minister was not in his office at the time and escaped injury,
i'm wolf blitzer in "the situation room." the breaking news this hour, a city known for peace making is reeling in terror. norwegian leaders holding a crisis meeting tonight after a deadly bomb attack in oslo and the shooting at a labor party youth camp outside the norwegian capital. at least seven people were killed in the explosion. at least nine were killed at the youth camp. there's been no official claim of responsibility. but local police say the two incidents are, in fact,...
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some people talk about 22 million. so they still maintain some of his everyday customs, through the coptic language. the cop took language which is the last version. the coptic rep resents an obstacle to the radical islamists who are training to establish the great worldwide islamic nation. strategic plans are set to get rid of them slowly, that's firmly by different means. they are just one of horrible means. and iraq already, the 1 million christians, only three to 400,000 are left. will this have into egypt? after the church bombing in the 2011 years following the above being, president -- french president denounced the religious extermination plan to these christians. he mentioned that grand will not deliver it such a plan. on march 5th, after the revolution, the member parliament, former minister was invited as a guest speaker and egypt's revolution. the son of armenian parents who ran away from the turkish genocide with the context of the euphoric turkish revolution in 1908, seeking freedom, democracy was euphori
some people talk about 22 million. so they still maintain some of his everyday customs, through the coptic language. the cop took language which is the last version. the coptic rep resents an obstacle to the radical islamists who are training to establish the great worldwide islamic nation. strategic plans are set to get rid of them slowly, that's firmly by different means. they are just one of horrible means. and iraq already, the 1 million christians, only three to 400,000 are left. will this...
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lake to celebrate his victory phil mickelson and lee westwood i remember top contenders as usual but wolf lefty and westy have been struggling for form of weight remarkable where you stop of the build up to his stunning first major victory at the u.s. open the twenty two year old northern irish man choosing to take three weeks off towards meaning he hasn't played a competitive throne since his greatest ever day probably a lot of pressure being put on him. which is unfortunate is natural but this the pressure is going to be he's going to be looked upon especially with tiger up playing he's going to be looked upon as the new kid coming through so i think that guy the go one way or the other that could give him confidence or it could actually provide too much pressure at the end of the day he has the great chance he's thriving all confidence because of that his usa and when he is used to links golf he grew up on it is no reason why he. look new and also among the frontrunners after securing his first victory since becoming world number one at the scottish open great year and every bit every
lake to celebrate his victory phil mickelson and lee westwood i remember top contenders as usual but wolf lefty and westy have been struggling for form of weight remarkable where you stop of the build up to his stunning first major victory at the u.s. open the twenty two year old northern irish man choosing to take three weeks off towards meaning he hasn't played a competitive throne since his greatest ever day probably a lot of pressure being put on him. which is unfortunate is natural but...
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see you back here one hour from now, the situation room with candy crow lie in for wolf blitzer begins in just moments. >> a new punch in the gut for jobless americans and the obama white house. this hour the cold hard numbers in a very disappointing jobs report. it's new ammunition for your again talks to prevent america from defaulting on its debt. also this hour one of the best selling newspapers on the planet is shutting down. tainted by a phone hacking scandal. and the political and legal short fallout gross with the arrest of a former aide to the british prime minister. and a chilling new threat to air security. terrorists bent on blowing up bombs surgically implanted in their body. welcome to our viewers. wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley and you're in the situation room. >> a lot of pain and not enough gain in the newest snapshot of unemployment in this country. a new report shows 18,000 jobs were created in june. that is so far short of the as many as 125,000 jobs that economists were predicting. the unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 9.2%, up from 9.1 that brings the
see you back here one hour from now, the situation room with candy crow lie in for wolf blitzer begins in just moments. >> a new punch in the gut for jobless americans and the obama white house. this hour the cold hard numbers in a very disappointing jobs report. it's new ammunition for your again talks to prevent america from defaulting on its debt. also this hour one of the best selling newspapers on the planet is shutting down. tainted by a phone hacking scandal. and the political and...
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in india oh geez available in the movie join the hotel rooms the villains the gateway to the grand imperial truly told us to. you can a letter tell the close of the show to saddam did to go and proclaim from the since the colonel was her job as a treat. welcome back now here's a recap of the top stories here on our t.v. the tortoise american security firm blackwater goes on trial for overbilling the government and not for killing civilians the law that despite claims of atrocities against innocent people if you last resorts to losing more contract person. for admission. intelligence says that the far right suspect who admitted deadly terrorist attacks that claim seventy six lives acted alone but europe's growing nationalistic mood is feeding fears of more violence elsewhere. britain is officially recognizing libya's opposition as the country's legitimate leaders and the stuff in our diplomatic offensive against colonel gadhafi it's also on a freezing one hundred fifty billion dollars of libyan oil assets to help the rebels. well next meet one of the first men to ever get up close and person
in india oh geez available in the movie join the hotel rooms the villains the gateway to the grand imperial truly told us to. you can a letter tell the close of the show to saddam did to go and proclaim from the since the colonel was her job as a treat. welcome back now here's a recap of the top stories here on our t.v. the tortoise american security firm blackwater goes on trial for overbilling the government and not for killing civilians the law that despite claims of atrocities against...
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>> you know, it's even a worse situation than that because i am not ben walker. and i know nothing about baseball. i do, however, know a lot -- >> i beg your pardon. we have the wrong guest. we'll move on to the -- >> i'm not ben walker and i know nothing about baseball. that was michael wolf author of a biography on rupert murdoch clearly waiting to talk about that story instead. we are glad to say michael wolf joins us now live. okay. that's not michael wolf. that's richard wolf. do we have michael wolf here? no, no, that's michael steele. that's not michael wolf. do we have michael wolf? do we? seriously, come on! that is bill wolf in a wolf t-shirt. that is not -- all right. forget it. forget it. come on, you guys. seriously? come on. good-bye. seriously. "first look" is up next.
>> you know, it's even a worse situation than that because i am not ben walker. and i know nothing about baseball. i do, however, know a lot -- >> i beg your pardon. we have the wrong guest. we'll move on to the -- >> i'm not ben walker and i know nothing about baseball. that was michael wolf author of a biography on rupert murdoch clearly waiting to talk about that story instead. we are glad to say michael wolf joins us now live. okay. that's not michael wolf. that's richard...
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he's available in the movie the joint the hotel rooms the home of villas the gateway to the grand imperial truly it's all western. new kind of let's go to the socialist see don't need to go and. read this in the kernel was her turn to retreat . two thirty pm here in austin with auntie and recapping our top stories one hundred people are now officially confirmed after a russian cruise sign from the volga river and the country's worst boating disaster a former captain of the vessel says it was not fit to sail long before sunday's accident. washington's a missile shield over europe chips away at relations with moscow as the u.s. stands accused of taking advantage of anti soviet sentiment to secure future bases in. the world's most famous whistleblower julian assange which continues has created the high court in london to fight extradition to sweden is wanted for questioning of sexual assault allegations for his supporters fear that sweden will be only a staging post to the u.s. . dollar with an estimated two million drug addicts in russia many question whether there is a way out of the narcot
he's available in the movie the joint the hotel rooms the home of villas the gateway to the grand imperial truly it's all western. new kind of let's go to the socialist see don't need to go and. read this in the kernel was her turn to retreat . two thirty pm here in austin with auntie and recapping our top stories one hundred people are now officially confirmed after a russian cruise sign from the volga river and the country's worst boating disaster a former captain of the vessel says it was...